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Here's how genes determine your facial featuresScientists scanned the DNA of 8,000 people to figure out how genes control facial features. Here's what they found.
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How a flu virus shut down the US economy in 1872 — by infecting horsesIn 1872 the U.S. economy was growing as the young nation industrialized and expanded westward. Then in the autumn, a sudden shock paralyzed social and economic life.
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How COVID-19 vaccines will get from the factory to your local pharmacyHere's how the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed and kept safe from the factory to your local pharmacy.
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World's largest atom smasher could seed microscopic black holesIf teensy black holes could be produced inside the world's largest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, that would be a boon for physics.
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COVID-19: When are you most infectious?A close friend – let’s call him John – recently called, asking for advice.
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Ghostly circles in the sky can't be explained. And astronomers are excited.Ghostly circles of radio emission, hanging out in space like cosmic smoke-rings, can't be explained by current theories. And astronomers are excited to figure them out.
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Is the Boeing 737 Max safe enough to fly?The Boeing 737 Max began flying commercially in May 2017 but has been grounded for over a year and a half following two crashes within five months. Is it safe enough for liftoff?
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Is China winning the new space race?China has been the only country to land on the moon for over 40 years – since the Soviet Luna program.
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The world's newest monkey species was found in a lab, not on an expeditionThe discovery of the Popa langur, a medium-sized leaf-eating monkey found in central Myanmar, was recently announced by scientists.
